The Less Traveled Road: A Memoir of Dom Mary Frederic Dunne, O.C.S.O., First American Trappist Abbot
by Raymond, O.C.S.O., Rev. M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1953. This First Edition (which has no later printings stated, as is customary with this publisher) is in Fine condition with a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. Frederic Dunne's remarkable spiritual pilgrimage starts when, as a 20-year-old man, he came to Gethsemani, an almost unknown, neglected Cistercian monastery in the Kentucky hills. The book is bound in brown cloth covers with yellow spine lettering. The book is tightly bound, the pages, clean, bright and sparkling throughout, with no marks, stains, or tears. There is a frontis portrait of Dom Mary Fredeic Dunne when he was first elected annot in 1935. The dust jacket has some small tears and tiny edge chips.. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/4 inches and includes 250 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001774
- Title
- The Less Traveled Road: A Memoir of Dom Mary Frederic Dunne, O.C.S.O., First American Trappist Abbot
- Author
- Raymond, O.C.S.O., Rev. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Bruce Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Biography, Religion, Catholicism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion and Theology; Biography and Autobiography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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